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2019

A Camels Abroad instagram post

The New York Times recognizes Conn for innovation in education abroad

December 13, 2019

Kate Rushin

Connecticut College hosts 1619 Project commemoration

December 6, 2019

A representative photo

Lost in a sea of letters

December 6, 2019

The logo for the Academic Minute

Conn professors featured on The Academic Minute

December 2, 2019

Professor Sandy Grande gives the keynote address

Conn hosts MMUF Northeast Regional Conference

October 8, 2019

Hector Salazar conducts archaeological research at a dig site.

Summer internships

August 26, 2019

A group shot of the new tenure-track faculty

New Faculty

August 19, 2019

logo of the Watson Foundation

Conn Partners with Watson Foundation

July 23, 2019

The logo for the National Endowment for the Humanities

Professors awarded NEH summer research stipends

July 18, 2019

A portrait of Ashesi exchange student Nana Ekua Egyirba Aggrey

On the Other Side of the World

July 16, 2019

Two base jumpers on a mountainside

Base Jump: Inside the virtual world of Esther Li ’19

July 3, 2019

A portrait of Olivia Domowitz '20

Pathways and Centers: An Innovative Approach to Integrative Education

June 12, 2019

A portrait of Professor Sandy Grande

Professor awarded Ford Foundation Fellowship

June 6, 2019

The Messy Cookers Jazz Band performs

Conn alumnus plays at New Orleans Jazz Fest

May 6, 2019

The logo for the US Fulbright program

Six awarded U.S. Fulbright grants

April 16, 2019

A portrait of Emily Cowan ’21

Sophomore wins fellowship to explore underground music in Korea

April 10, 2019

Essay on Bina Nepram, Conn’s Resident Scholar and Activist in Exile, by Fiona Hull '21

April 3, 2019

A portrait of Devon Rancourt '21

Four awarded Critical Language Scholarships from U.S. State Department

March 21, 2019

Sophia Mobayed '19

Innovative from the start

February 27, 2019

2018

A portrait of Cecile Dominguez-Yujuico '04

Cecile Dominguez–Yujuico ’04 named ‘Woman to Watch’ for 2018

December 12, 2018

Alexandra McDevitt '17 poses with a colleague Zhicheng Public Interest Law in Bejing, China

U.S. Department of Education grant supports new Foreign Language Internship Program

November 27, 2018

A head and shoulders portrait of Brandy Darling '19

Senior wins State Department’s prestigious Pickering Fellowship

November 19, 2018

Dr. Mae Jemison

Conscious Inclusion: Dr. Mae Jemison Highlights the Complexity of Science, Race and Power

October 17, 2018

A close up of a scroll.

Connecticut College receives $806,000 grant for Global Islamic Studies

October 15, 2018

A portrait of visiting scholar Binalakshmi Nepram

Visiting scholar wins prestigious humanitarian award

October 9, 2018

Teenage girls from rural Nepal hold signs that read,

Amiansu Khanal ’20 works to end menstrual exile in rural Nepal

September 26, 2018

A head and shoulders portrait of Professor Yibing Huang

Professor Yibing Huang named curator of the Chu-Griffis Asian Art Collection

September 12, 2018

A group photo of all the new faculty members

New Faculty

August 22, 2018

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Pathways

July 18, 2018

The logo for Connecticut College

9 faculty promoted, 7 earn tenure

June 29, 2018

The logo of the Phi Beta Kappa society

44 inducted into Phi Beta Kappa

June 22, 2018

The logo for the Aspen Institute Business and Society Program

Connecticut College honored by Aspen Institute for innovative curriculum

June 4, 2018

The logo for the US Fulbright program

Two awarded U.S. Fulbright grants

May 16, 2018

A group photo of Professor Ross Morin, Tristan Borer, Virginia Anderson, Sunil Bhatia

Professors honored with College’s highest faculty awards

May 3, 2018

A head and shoulders portrait of Emma Race '18

The Day highlights senior’s community project

April 17, 2018

President Katherine Bergeron cuts the ribbon to official dedicate the Otto and Fran Walter Commons for Global Study and Engagement.

Founders Day dedication

April 6, 2018

Vincent Van Gogh by Zhang Hongtu

From the Guggenheim to Conn

March 26, 2018

Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT) speaks to students at a Conn rally to address gun violence.

Conn students add their voices to national gun safety movement

March 2, 2018

Pamela D. Zilly '75

Connecticut College receives $7 million gift—one of the largest in its history

February 23, 2018

A group photo of all of the Winthrop Scholars with President Katherine Bergeron

14 seniors named Winthrop Scholars

February 20, 2018

A logo for the top producers of US Student Fulbright awards

Connecticut College named a top producer of Fulbrights

February 19, 2018

A head and shoulders shot of Binalakshmi Nepram

Human rights scholar begins yearlong fellowship at Connecticut College

February 12, 2018

President Bergeron cuts the ribbon at the opening of The Otto and Fran Walter Commons for Global Study and Engagement

Globally Minded

January 31, 2018

A small group of students sits in a circle in the foyer of the Garde Arts Center

Conference empowers emerging student leaders

January 30, 2018

Chelsea Groton's Christina Nocito (second from left), Sarah Harris (second from right), and Professor Joyce Bennett (far right) present a check to New London Area Food Coalition Treasurer Bob Lavoie (far left)

Student garners grant for local food pantry

January 29, 2018

2017

A beauty shot of students talking in front of a campus building.

Connecticut college da la bienvenida a estudiantes de Puerto Rico

December 8, 2017

Author Yaa Gyasi poses with President Katherine Bergeron

Author Yaa Gyasi visits Connecticut College

September 29, 2017

The 2017 Winthrop Scholars

14 seniors named Winthrop Scholars

March 9, 2017

2016

First-year student awarded Critical Language Scholarship from U.S. State Department

June 8, 2016

Professor wins grant to study Muslim migration, Russia-Middle East connections

June 7, 2016

Professors Tian, Schneider, Dawson and Grossel

Four honored with College’s highest faculty awards

May 5, 2016

Conn students teach 5th Graders at the International Children's Expo

Language students take 5th graders around the world

February 23, 2016

Coded in Language

February 17, 2016

Dana Mortenson

World Savvy: Dana Mortenson ’97 is leading the effort to prepare a new generation for global citizenship

February 11, 2016

Breaking down boundaries

February 11, 2016

2015

Career Spotlight

November 2, 2015


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